Hopefully this will be a continuation and not a reboot. I’m thinking Disney has taken their sweet time with this and will do it right — they know how beloved the original still is, and there are still many unadapted Carl Barks and Don Rosa comics to provide a wealth of new adventures without stepping on what’s come before.

Casting information hasn’t been released, so it’s too early to say if all our favorites will sound the way they did a couple years back when Capcom revived its Nintendo Entertainment System adaptation as DuckTales Remastered. But Alan Young, the voice of Uncle Scrooge, is 95 now, so that could go either way. There’s also no word on whether the new series will be a CG affair or traditionally animated like the original, but with recent Disney hits such as Phineas & Ferb and Gravity Falls going the more traditional approach, there’s a good chance fans of the classic 1987-1990 cartoon will be pleased. Webbed digits crossed!

Speaking of the original DuckTales, buried in today’s announcement is word that episodes from the original show are available to cable subscribers in the “Disney Replay” section of an app called WATCH Disney Channel. Most of the series is available on three DVD volumes (often for as little as $10 per set at Walmart, for example), but the final 25 episodes have been in release limbo for years. Here’s hoping that changes soon!

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Nerdvana's founder and owner. Digital Editor, web design instructor and president of the Southern Colorado Press Club. Lifelong Star Wars fan and Trekker who also worships all things Tolkien and Doctor Who.